In today’s
show Susanne Nielsen takes you to Berlin to the musical that tells a modern
West-Side Story, as its makers tell a now international audience. German Rock
star Udo Lindenberg, the first German Rock singer granted permission
to give a concert in East Germany in 1983, is the main character in this
East-West Love story that takes you from the era of the Berlin wall all the way
to the most recent reunification. A rock singer, a young East German girl, and
their impossible love. Hinterm Horizont,
beyond the Horizon, is playing to international audiences. The songs are
Udo’s original texts, but with translations for non-German speakers and the
story is indeed the singer’s. Playing at Potsdamer Platz, in Berlin a very German musical.

NEW Program 2014, please write for a new calendar of events! info@germanradioshow.com

Nikolaus Brunch in Dunedin The Cultural Center for German Language invites you to its 2014 programs.

The Cultural Center offers monthly programs to its members, organizes events and group excursions to cultural venues such as museums, theaters with exhibitions, opera, music often paired with optional visits to European restaurants all in the spirit of sharing German, and German speaking heritage in a variety of cultural settings.

Shared events with other German-American organizations like the German American Society Pinellas, the German American Social Club of New Port Richey, the German American Society of Florida and the Richard Wagner Society and events from opera, classical concerts to the celebration of German folk culture and traditions during Mayfests, German Heritage fests and Oktoberfests may be found in the Cultural Center’s program.

The Cultural Center offers German tutoring by professional instructors. It is a German cultural and informational resource for those interested in learning and keeping fluent ones German language skills. Please contact Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

All events of the Cultural Center are announced regularly on the German Radio Show, www.germanradioshow.com , (top left button: audio/blog). Read/hear and see a new show every Sunday, with archived shows on www.germanradioshow.blogspot.com

Membership to the Cultural Center for German Language is 25.- Individual and 35.- for a family per year.

For information, please call President Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

Bill und Susanne vor der Oper- In 1571, we see
the birth of astronomer Johannes Keppler. He rejected the idea that the
stars and planets influenced human lives, and developed the idea that planets
revolved around the sun. During the witch hunt of 1620, he was able to
use his influence to save his mother, who was accused of witchcraft, from
torture and death.

- In 1868, we see
the birth of Emanuel Lasker. He was the world chess champion for 1894 to
1920.

- In 1889, we see
the birth of F.W. Murnau in Bielefeld, Germany. He was one of the giants
of early German film making.

- In 1929, we see
the death of Wilhelm Mabach, chief designer of the first Mercedes automobile.

- In 1946, Albert
Einstein presents his theory of gravitation.

- And in 1985, a
terrorist attack in Vienna's airport kills three and injurs thirty at the EL-AL
counter.

This segment is sponsored by DnDMusic in New Port Richey, Florida and produced by Bill Davidson,

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ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla. – December 16, 2013 – Ring in the New Year with hits from
Beethoven, Brahms and James Bond.

January
10, 11 and 12: Bravo Beethoven! – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series

Hailed
for his “exquisite playing” by The New York Times, Irish pianist John
O’Conor is the soloist in the powerfully dramatic Piano Concerto No. 3
in this all-Beethoven concert that opens with the Egmont Overture and
concludes with the buoyant and charming Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale.”
There will be a pre-concert conversation one hour prior to curtain. Guest
Conductor is Marcelo Lehninger.

Stuart
Malina conducts this morning Coffee Concert that features Copland’s Quiet
City, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Britten’s Young
Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, along with select movements from
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade in C Major.
Enjoy complimentary coffee and doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation
one hour before the concert.

Bond
and Beyond is a full-blown salute to the world of spies, sleuths, double
agents, detectives and bungling inspectors with music from You Only Live
Twice, Pink Panther, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger, Secret Agent Man, Casino
Royale, Quantum of Solace, The World Is Not Enough, From Russia with Love, Dick
Tracy, Skyfall and more. Michael Krajewski is guest conductor.

Called a “prodigious and aristocratic violinist” by The Plain
Dealer, Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer performs Bartók’s vivacious and
gypsy-intoned Violin Concerto No. 2. The evening also features Brahms’ Symphony
No. 2 and Steven Stucky’s Radical Light with its wealth of moods and
orchestral colors. There
will be a pre-concert conversation one hour prior to curtain. Guest Conductor
is Joana Carneiro.

The Florida Orchestra is now
offering a limited number of on-stage seats to select Tampa Bay Times
Masterworks concerts. Experience the up-close thrill and excitement of the
upcoming all-Beethoven concert, featuring Irish pianist John O'Conor in Piano Concerto No. 3
on a program with the Egmont
Overture and Symphony
No. 6, Pastorale. With our on-stage seating you can be in
the midst of the magic of music making, with strings, winds, brass and more,
all with a head-on view of the artful gestures of the conductor. To read
the Tampa Bay Times
article about on-stage seating, click
here. On-stage seating is $75 per person. First-come, first-served for
limited seating. For more information, click here or call the ticket center at
727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286.

Special Concerts Announced!

Silent
Film ConcertCharlie
Chaplin: The Gold RushEnjoy all the charm, pathos
and comic antics of Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp as he sets off in search
of gold in the Alaskan wilderness and hoped-for romance in his humble
life...all with The Florida Orchestra accompanying this silent film with
music composed for orchestra by Charlie Chaplin.

Tickets: $35 General AdmissionFri, Feb 28, 2014,
8pm,Tampa TheatreSat, Mar 1, 2014,
8pm, The PalladiumBUY TICKETS NOW!Video
Game ConcertrePLAY:
Symphony of HeroesExperience an epic story told
through the beautiful music and incredible art of video games. Based on
Joseph Campbell's monomyth, also known as the hero's journey, rePLAY:
Symphony of Heroes features music from Portal,
Journey, The Legend of Zelda, The Elder Scrolls, Halo, Final Fantasy, and
many more.

Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Duke Energy Morning Masterworks, new Rock Concert series, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – October 22, 2013 – The Florida Orchestra (TFO) has announced that it will offer limited on-stage seating at ten of this season’s Tampa Bay Times Masterworks concerts starting with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on November 8, 9 and 10 in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Priced at $75 for on-stage seating, the number of concertgoers that can be accommodated at each performance ranges from three to ten, depending on the music being presented, as each piece requires different numbers of musicians and specific orchestra configurations on stage.

TFO Chairman Tom Farquhar said, “We are continually exploring ways to reach out to the community, make the orchestra more accessible and enhance that experience for concertgoers. We hope this new initiative will provide an opportunity for more adventuresome music lovers to see and hear a concert from our musicians’ unique perspective. The on-stage seating option will also give people a glimpse into the backstage area of what goes on just prior to a concert as well as some of the preparations musicians are making just before going on stage to perform.”

Evening Masterworks Concerts with On-Stage Seating:

Nov 8-10: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Nov 22-24: Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Jan 10-12: Bravo Beethoven!

Jan 24-26: Bartok & Brahms

Feb 22-23: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Mar 15-16: Korngold’s Violin Concerto

Mar 21-23: Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Apr 11-13: Mozart, Diamond & Brahms

Apr 25-27: Tan Dun’s Water Concerto

May 16-18: Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique

The ticket prices for reserved seats in the halls for Masterworks are $15, $30 and $45. The on-stage seating price is $75 for those who would like to be alongside the musicians, enjoy a head-on view of the conductor leading the orchestra and get a musician’s view of the concert hall.

Reservations are available by phone at 727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286, and at The Florida Orchestra Ticket Center located in the St. Petersburg College Building at 244 2nd Avenue North (main floor) in downtown St. Petersburg. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Please read the Wuensdorfer Christmas story in English and German in today's show and find it narrated by the author in our audio segment of the show below)

Today’s show brings Susanne’s radio ladies together
once again, with stories and poems from two years of German Radio Shows , 2001
and 2002. The theme of today’s show is that of the Christmas tree. “O
Tannenbaum” has quite a history and it
continues to be a tree of life, with fertile green branches and decorations
from apples to straw stars and even some more recent fiberglass glow in all the colors you ever wished.

The Cultural Center for German Language invites you to its 2014 programs.

The Cultural Center offers monthly programs to its members, organizes events and group excursions to cultural venues such as museums, theaters with exhibitions, opera, music often paired with optional visits to European restaurants all in the spirit of sharing German, and German speaking heritage in a variety of cultural settings.

Shared events with other German-American organizations like the German American Society Pinellas, the German American Social Club of New Port Richey, the German American Society of Florida and the Richard Wagner Society and events from opera, classical concerts to the celebration of German folk culture and traditions during Mayfests, German Heritage fests and Oktoberfests may be found in the Cultural Center’s program.

The Cultural Center offers German tutoring by professional instructors. It is a German cultural and informational resource for those interested in learning and keeping fluent ones German language skills. Please contact Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

All events of the Cultural Center are announced regularly on the German Radio Show, www.germanradioshow.com , (top left button: audio/blog). Read/hear and see a new show every Sunday, with archived shows on www.germanradioshow.blogspot.com

Membership to the Cultural Center for German Language is 25.- Individual and 35.- for a family per year.

For information, please call President Susanne Nielsen at 813-254-5088

Please join us for German church
services every 4th Sunday of the month at the Grace Lutheran Church at
1812 North Highland Avenue in Clearwater, please call Trudy Mohrman in English
or German for details ( 813-884-9139).

Find it a www.thegermandeli.net, 1995 East bay Drive in Largo, FLR & R Export-Import has been importing and
distributing German style breads for over 20 years. These breads are highest
quality, made from organically grown ingredients and imported directly from the
bakers in Germany. They are shelf stable, and need no refrigeration/freezing
before opening.

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At first it was just like a delicate layer of powdered sugar
as the snow covered the withered grass and the thin branches of the birch
trees, then it more and more piled up to a form thick carpet, as it had begun
to snow for the past hours . Pines , spruces, and shrubs , which framed the big
lawn around the central sandbox behind
our house and the other buildings at the circular Park Ring , slowly began to bow
down under the weight of the thick white pads of snow. A magnificent silence
spread through the village. The steps of pedestrians, the noises of a passing
car now and then were absorbed by this winter wonderland. For us children, the
most wonderful time of the year had arrived.

My sister Rosemarie and I were sat in the nursery and worked
cross stitch embroideries under the guidance of our faithful Louise, who now been
serving our family for the past several years. The Christmas festival was almost
here. Everyone tried to hide the mysterious preparations from one another. There
was the wonderful smell of gingerbread in the apartment, mixed with the scent
of the pine needles from the decorations throughout our home. One by one the
dolls disappeared from the nursery and just as mysteriously reappeared after only
a few days.

Each night when Louise tucked us in bed, we sang all the
beautiful Christmas carols as a chorus, and sometimes mother would tell us
stories of her own childhood during the First World War . When she did, she lay
down on the edge of our beds, as she had been suffering severe backaches as
long as we could remember.

Each evening,a candle was lit in little Advent-calendar-House
, we would carefully remove its little roof with the chimney and replace it
just as carefully again , and Rosemarie and I were allowed open the small
windows , each a half a little shutter until finally, at last the biggest of
them , the portal with the baby Jesus in the manger was opened on the 24th
of December . How light and restless was our sleep as we children passed this
last night before the big holiday celebration.

In the long hours of the night our parents made final
preparations in the Christmas room. The sliding doors were locked and their
glass panes covered. Only when our parents slipped in and out , could we
children sometimes catch a glimpse of glistening tinsel.

On the morning of December 24th Luise had
tear-stained eyes. As long as we had known her , and especially on those holidays
when families get together, she suffered
homesickness the most. She had come from far away Silesia where she had first
worked for our grandmother in Breslau to serve our family in Wünsdorf, Berlin
because she had longed for a home with children. Often in the mornings while
making the beds, she was in tears, and when I saw her cry , I cried along so
loudly and passionately that she would pause and anxiously whisper : "Quiet
now, Annelies’ , don’t let your mother hear you" And so we both calmed down
again .

Most days of our winter holiday mornings Rosemarie and I
went to ice skate on Wünsdorfer lake where we would meet our classmates. With
frozen feet and hands and flushed cheeks we would return home.

In the early afternoon , our family would ,together attend the
village church, where we met friends and wished each other a Merry Christmas . Back
home again, before the gift exchange, father would sit at the piano and with
much gusto play Christmas carols as we all sang.

When, finally the sounds of "Silent Night" could
be heard from a distance as they played on our gramophone, we were finally
allowed to enter the Christmas room. All candles but for the very top flickered
on the tree. First we children presented our carefully wrapped presents , and recited the poems
we had rehearsed with Luise , not without now and then stealing a glance at the
fully extended dining room table, on it all the lovingly laid out wonderful gifts .

For me it was always the new doll that caught my fancy,
while the precious pieces of silverware, which was sent regularly by the
grandparents and godparents on such days, hardly attracted my attention.

Rosemarie, the older of us two, was of a different nature. For
her clothes and books played a much more important role, and the playing with
dolls already ended on the last day of vacation .Instead, she especially
enjoyed the glass with mixed pickles her Omi always included in the package she
sent for Christmas from Breslau to Berlin.

Full of joy, Christmas
Eve always ended with our father’s
cumbersome preparations for the family flash photograph : The carpets had to be
rolled up , a small cord was stretched across the room and a little bag of ignition powder
hung at its end . The camera was set up on
a tripod and the family positioned in front of the tree. A “hum” of timer, a bright
“pop” towards the ceiling, a “click” from the camera , and everything was over.
The effect on the photos then was always the same: Father seemed to be standing
behind the tree because he had added himself into the picture after he had
opened the lens for the photo exposure.

Finally, the tree hung with all the sweets was plundered by
us children. We were allowed stay up a little longer and finally took our most
beautiful toys with us as we retired to our rooms to bed.

ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla. – December 16, 2013 – Ring in the New Year with hits from
Beethoven, Brahms and James Bond.

January
10, 11 and 12: Bravo Beethoven! – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series

Hailed
for his “exquisite playing” by The New York Times, Irish pianist John
O’Conor is the soloist in the powerfully dramatic Piano Concerto No. 3
in this all-Beethoven concert that opens with the Egmont Overture and
concludes with the buoyant and charming Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale.”
There will be a pre-concert conversation one hour prior to curtain. Guest
Conductor is Marcelo Lehninger.

Stuart
Malina conducts this morning Coffee Concert that features Copland’s Quiet
City, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Britten’s Young
Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, along with select movements from
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade in C Major.
Enjoy complimentary coffee and doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation
one hour before the concert.

Bond
and Beyond is a full-blown salute to the world of spies, sleuths, double
agents, detectives and bungling inspectors with music from You Only Live
Twice, Pink Panther, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger, Secret Agent Man, Casino
Royale, Quantum of Solace, The World Is Not Enough, From Russia with Love, Dick
Tracy, Skyfall and more. Michael Krajewski is guest conductor.

Called a “prodigious and aristocratic violinist” by The Plain
Dealer, Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer performs Bartók’s vivacious and
gypsy-intoned Violin Concerto No. 2. The evening also features Brahms’ Symphony
No. 2 and Steven Stucky’s Radical Light with its wealth of moods and
orchestral colors. There
will be a pre-concert conversation one hour prior to curtain. Guest Conductor
is Joana Carneiro.

Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Duke Energy Morning Masterworks, new Rock Concert series, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – October 22, 2013 – The Florida Orchestra (TFO) has announced that it will offer limited on-stage seating at ten of this season’s Tampa Bay Times Masterworks concerts starting with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on November 8, 9 and 10 in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Priced at $75 for on-stage seating, the number of concertgoers that can be accommodated at each performance ranges from three to ten, depending on the music being presented, as each piece requires different numbers of musicians and specific orchestra configurations on stage.

TFO Chairman Tom Farquhar said, “We are continually exploring ways to reach out to the community, make the orchestra more accessible and enhance that experience for concertgoers. We hope this new initiative will provide an opportunity for more adventuresome music lovers to see and hear a concert from our musicians’ unique perspective. The on-stage seating option will also give people a glimpse into the backstage area of what goes on just prior to a concert as well as some of the preparations musicians are making just before going on stage to perform.”

Evening Masterworks Concerts with On-Stage Seating:

Nov 8-10: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Nov 22-24: Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Jan 10-12: Bravo Beethoven!

Jan 24-26: Bartok & Brahms

Feb 22-23: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Mar 15-16: Korngold’s Violin Concerto

Mar 21-23: Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 1

Apr 11-13: Mozart, Diamond & Brahms

Apr 25-27: Tan Dun’s Water Concerto

May 16-18: Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique

The ticket prices for reserved seats in the halls for Masterworks are $15, $30 and $45. The on-stage seating price is $75 for those who would like to be alongside the musicians, enjoy a head-on view of the conductor leading the orchestra and get a musician’s view of the concert hall.

Reservations are available by phone at 727.892.3337 or 1.800.662.7286, and at The Florida Orchestra Ticket Center located in the St. Petersburg College Building at 244 2nd Avenue North (main floor) in downtown St. Petersburg. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.